Wells, William Frederick, 1762-1836, A new and compendious treatise of anatomy and proportions of the human figure , 1796
- Title(s):
- A new and compendious treatise of anatomy and proportions of the human figure : adapted to the arts of designing, painting, and sculpture : illustrated with copper-plates : designed principally for the information of such ladies as practise the above arts : and absolutely necessary to all students, who wish to acquire correctness in the outline of the human figure / by W.F. Wells.
- Published/Created:
- London : Printed for the author; and sold by Hookham and Carpenter, Bond Street, 1796.
[London] : Typis S. Gosnell, [1796] - Physical Description:
- [4], 19, [1] page, [6] leaves of plates : illlustrations ; 28 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsNC760 .W45 1796+ OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/11685088
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- English short title catalogue, T101921
Röhrl, B. History and bibliography of artistic anatomy, p. 467
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in publisher's original black quarter roan and ochre paper-covered boards.
Errata: [1] page at end. - Subject Terms:
- Anatomy, Artistic -- Early works to 1800.Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.Drawing -- Technique.Figure drawing.Human anatomy -- Early works to 1800.Human figure in art.Women -- Education -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
- Form/Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
Drawing books.
Stipple engravings -- 1796. - Export:
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